Sunday, July 20, 2008

Gimmie A Break

Since the beginning of time there have been laborers who have traded their services by way of manual labor, housekeeping, tutoring, preparing meals, and otherwise minding the manor in exchange for wages, very oftentimes housing, and a fair shake for as long as they can continue their work. What many of these folks often suffered from was the debilitating strangeness of a confined space, the lack of partners in other manner, and the ill effects of old age which would often leave them without a thing of their own, no ability to function in "real life," no space to call home, or any money left to care for them once they were no longer able to perform.

Far from being a thing of the past, the way that people live here in the modern age are still very much in line with the traditions of our forefathers and the service industry is alive and well. Fortunately for the service workers, there are a whole lot more resources made available to them by way of 401K, savings accounts, other investments, and children who go on to become successful brokers on Wall Street. Even more than all of these things though, there is the collective wisdom of our past making the service industry not just one that people are able to work in and survive in; but they are able to thrive in these jobs for happy and successful lives.

Pick Your Position: The service industry has many fun and interesting jobs, which many may not have even thought about. For example, if you are a young student or one who just graduated from college, and you don't know what you would like to do, have you ever considered tutoring a child in another country? Specifically for the poorer Spanish speaking nations of the world, there is a very real desire for parents to have their children learn and excel at English. Many parents would gladly house a young person who can passably speak their native tongue in exchange for the student coming in and teaching their children your own native tongue. While it may not be the best paying job in the world, it certainly would be an eye opening experience to see how the middle to upper middle class lives in another nation; plus you'd get to travel the world and this is one of the experiences that even the wealthiest end up missing out on.

Another thing you could do in the service industry is be a live in aide for the elderly. This can be another richly rewarding experience, which can help someone pass on into his or her final years with dignity and grace. However, if you are planning on doing this, a good idea may be to sit down with the elderlys next of kin and just be certain how you are to be compensated so that there are no squabbles when the elderly passes. You don't want to be at war with a grieving family and you also do not want to be shortchanged what you are owed.

The service industry is a very real and still lively place for people of skill at any thing; be it cooking, caring, conducting, or caroling to find their niche. You may even be able to live free and love your life doing what you want to; so if this is a thing you have considered before, there is no time like right now.
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